March 19, 2024

Residential fire damages home, kills family pet

Local fire departments responded to a house fire at 604 S. 13th Ave. W. Monday evening. The fire did extensive damage to the building and took the life of a family dog that was inside when it started. According to Newton Fire Chief Jarrod Wellik, both the Kellogg and Baxter fire departments arrived at the scene to help. It took about 15 minutes to put out the flames. Wellik said it looked like the fire started in the kitchen.